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exaggeration
[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ÉȘgËzĂŠdÊ ÉËreÉȘ ÊÉn /
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noun
the act of exaggerating or overstating.
an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration.
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Origin of exaggeration
1555â65; <Latin exaggerÄtiĆn- (stem of exaggerÄtiĆ), equivalent to exaggerÄt(us) (see exaggerate) + -iĆn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM exaggeration
non·ex·ag·ger·a·tion, nouno·ver·ex·ag·ger·a·tion, nounself-ex·ag·ger·a·tion, nounWords nearby exaggeration
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